Tag Archives: ERISA

On August 31, 2018, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Department of Labor (DOL) and Treasury Department to take action to “promote retirement security for America’s workers” by, among other things, expanding access to Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs). Specifically, within 180 days of the issuance of the Executive Order, DOL must “consider…whether to … Continue Reading

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in three cases that pension plans established by church affiliated organizations are “church plans” that are exempt from ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974). The cases are Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, U.S., 6/5/17; Saint Peter’s Healthcare Sys. v. Kaplan, U.S., No. 16-86, 6/5/17; and … Continue Reading

Our recent client alert provides an overview of a recent lower court case confirming the risks to commonly managed private equity funds when they collectively own directly or indirectly 80% or more of certain operating companies. On remand from the First Circuit, the District Court for Massachusetts held private equity funds managed by Sun Capital … Continue Reading

“Subrogation.” This is the last word a plaintiff in a personal injury action wants to hear. It refers to an insurance company’s right to stand in – or alongside – its insured’s shoes and seek recovery of money the insurance company has paid on behalf of its insured. While subrogation may sound like an abhorrent … Continue Reading

The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a fiduciary of an ERISA covered retirement plan has an ongoing duty to monitor the prudence of the plan’s investments. The decision is Tibble v. Edison International, 2015 U.S. LEXIS 3171 (May 18, 2015). In the case, Edison International had selected three “retail class” mutual funds for its … Continue Reading

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Welcome to our Compensation and Benefits Global Insights Blog. Bringing together the expertise and knowledge of our Tax Strategy & Benefits, Labor & Employment and Pensions Practice Groups, our aim is to inform, educate and (occasionally) entertain on issues relating to how to remunerate/compensate and provide benefits to executives, directors and other staff. READ MORE